The National Lottery Community Fund welcomes His Majesty The King’s Speech and Government’s focus on devolving more power to local communities and building an environmentally regenerative future

Responding to His Majesty The King’s Speech, David Knott, Chief Executive of The National Lottery Community Fund, said: “As the largest community funder in the UK, we welcome the Government’s proposals to devolve more power to local communities. By being embedded in communities across the country, we recognise that every community has different needs. We hear every day about the difference it makes to empower local people to take decisions on what matters most to them, ultimately strengthening society and changing lives.

“We’re pleased to see the Government commit, like us, towards building an environmentally regenerative future. Embracing cleaner power and green energy. Helping our country and communities become sustainable.

“Our strategy, ‘It starts with community’, directs us to supporting what matters most to communities across the UK, listening and responding to them and focusing on enabling bolder change. We know the power in partnership and working with others. There is huge opportunity in the new Government’s focus on renewal. With our expertise and nearly 30 years of experience, we are leading the way in delivering ambitious community-focused solutions and opportunities and working to create healthier, happier lives and a flourishing society for all.”

Our new Corporate Plan sets out our commitment to invest more than 90% of our grants to support at least one of our four community-led missions: to enable communities to: come together; be environmentally sustainable; live healthier lives and support children and young people to thrive.

National Lottery players raise over £30 million a week for good causes across the UK. Thanks to them, last year The National Lottery Community Fund was able to distribute over half a billion pounds (£686.3 million) of life-changing funding to communities.

To find out more visit www.TNLCommunityFund.org.uk

Date published: 17 July, 2024
Region: UK-wide

Notes to Editors

About The National Lottery Community Fund

We are the largest non-statutory community funder in the UK – community is at the heart of our purpose, vision and name.

We support activities that create resilient communities that are more inclusive and environmentally sustainable and that will strengthen society and improve lives across the UK.

We’re proud to award money raised by National Lottery players to communities across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and to work closely with Government to distribute vital grants and funding from key Government programmes and initiatives.

As well as responding to what communities tell us is important to them, our funding is focused on four key missions, supporting communities to:

1. Come together
2. Be environmentally sustainable
3. Help children and young people thrive
4. Enable people to live healthier lives.

Thanks to the support of National Lottery players, we distribute over £600 million a year through 13,000+ grants and plan to invest over £4 billion of funding into communities by 2030. We’re privileged to be able to work with the smallest of local groups right up to UK-wide charities, enabling people and communities to bring their ambitions to life.

National Lottery players raise over £30 million each week for good causes throughout the UK. Since The National Lottery began in 1994, £49 billion has been raised and more than 690,000 individual grants have been made across the UK - the equivalent of around 240 National Lottery grants in every UK postcode district.

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